Houston – Oct. 26, 2007. . . . Do you have cold weather wear to spare? Then bundle up your outgrown coats, jackets, sweaters, hats and gloves for the Sun & Ski annual “Share Your Warmth” winter clothing drive November 5-18 benefiting Star of Hope. Collection boxes for gently used clothing items will be located at all five Houston-area Sun & Ski stores.

“We hope Houstonians will look into their closets and into their hearts again this year and share what’s inside,” said Barry Goldware, President and CEO of the Houston-based adventure sports retailer that spearheads the citywide effort.

Over the past nine years, Sun & Ski has collected more than 22 tons of clothing to provide warmth to Houston’s homeless, according to Marilyn Fountain, Star of Hope Community Relations.

Courtesy of Gore products, Sun & Ski will sponsor a contest to win a new Mountain Light jacket by The North Face throughout the “Share Your Warmth” clothing drive.

This year GORE-TEX® and WINDSTOPPER® products will present the “Know What’s Inside” Tour at the Sun & Ski 6100 Westheimer location Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Nov. 16, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free program will feature a mobile test chamber with a GORE Extreme Weather Chamber that visitors enter to personally test the GORE-TEX® Guaranteed To Keep You Dry® promise. The weather chamber allows participants to dial up their own weather and choose from a wide range of weather conditions while wearing GORE-TEX® outerwear.

Through Emergency Shelters and Transitional Living Centers, Star of Hope touches the lives of more than 7,000 different homeless people each year, including more than 1,600 children. Star of Hope ministers to approximately 1,000 men, women and children every day with food, clothing, shelter, Christian care and structured recovery programs.

Sun & Ski Sports, the “guide to the great outside,” outfits enthusiasts who ski, run, hike and bike around the world. The store launched its first-ever e-commerce site this fall at www.sunandski.com.

Who:
GORE-TEX® and WINDSTOPPER® products present the “Know What’s Inside” Tour which is embarking on a cross-country adventure
designed to educate outdoor enthusiasts about what’s inside GORE-TEX® and WINDSTOPPER® products that makes them so unique. Last year, 50,700 people experienced the “Know What’s Inside” Tour, which made 59 stops and drove more than 25,418 miles.

What:
The mobile test chamber features a GORE Extreme Weather Chamber where visitors are invited to step inside and personally test the GORE-TEX® Guaranteed To Keep You Dry® promise. The weather chamber allows participants to dial up their own weather and choose from a wide range of weather conditions while wearing GORE-TEX® outerwear.

Why:
Dedicated to keeping people protected in the outdoors, regardless of the season,
W. L. Gore & Associates has partnered with One Warm Coat® for a second year to help support local communities by hosting footwear and coat drives year-round throughout North America. This season, the “Know What’s Inside” campaign will stop in more than 50 cities and ask consumers to clean out their closets by donating lightly used jackets, hats, gloves or footwear to those in need. All donated outerwear is never resold and is distributed in the local community. During 2006, One Warm Coat collected and distributed 200,000 coats in 42 states. Gore and One Warm Coat encourage consumers to share what’s inside their hearts and make a donation when the tour stops in their city or log onto www.onewarmcoat.org to make a donation.

Exterior Visuals of the Mobile Test Chamber Include:
• A Reason to Believe Station where various demonstrations will showcase windproofness, waterproofness and moisture vapor transfer, or breathability.

The Life Of The Party: Reef Fanning Sandals

Published: June 14, 2007

For a guy who always wants to be prepared when a party
breaks out, these look like regular flip-flops and feel like regular flip-flops.
But they aren't exactly regular flip-flops. There's a bottle opener on the sole,
right at the arch. How cool is that? $43.99, Sun & Ski Sports.

Amazing Race Team Preps their Adventure with Sun & Ski Sports

Published: March 9, 2007

Houston’s own Joyce and Uchenna Agu, $1-million winners of the hit CBS reality TV series "The Amazing Race" Season 7, are back in the Race -- with the help of Houston-based Sun & Ski Sports. With a chance to double their winnings, the Bayou City’s dynamic duo will participate in the 2007 "The Amazing Race 11" All-Stars, which begins Sunday, February 18, 7 p.m. on KHOU-TV Ch. 11.

The Agus sought out Sun & Ski for their expert advice in adventure travel gear and accessories; the store outfitted the couple for both of their "Amazing Races," Seasons 7 and 11.

"We hope to rally Houstonians to share the excitement and help cheer Joyce and Uchenna on to a second 'Amazing Race' victory," said Barry Goldware, president and CEO of Sun & Ski Sports. "They are deeply committed to sharing their own transformational experiences from the Race to help inspire others to make the most of their lives. They are truly amazing."